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Peter Abraham was in on the Brian Cashman briefing; his blog posts can be found here and here.

Option decisions are due on Jason Giambi, Carl Pavano, and Damaso Marte by November 14th. The only uncertainty is with Marte’s $6MM option. George King reported yesterday that the Yankees are unlikely to exercise it. Abraham says Cashman indicated that Marte could be signed to a new contract if the option is declined. I imagine it’d take multiple years to entice him.

There have been no conversations between the Yankees and Bobby Abreu‘s agents. Abreu is looking for a three-year deal, so he’ll probably be cashed in for draft picks.

Center field is not considered a priority; the Yanks like their in-house options.

Cashman wants to acquire two starters; right now he considers Chien-Ming Wang and Joba Chamberlain his rotation.